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A Movie A Day: Quint's new column begins next week!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Since before I can remember I’ve been fascinated with moving pictures. There were many breakthroughs in my life. As a teenager, I discovered my love of black and white films and westerns. I watched films like CITIZEN KANE, CASABLANCA, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE, THE THIRD MAN, SUNSET BOULEVARD and fell in love with film all over again.
I had weeks in my high school years where I’d hit Vulcan Video and just rent my limit of a particular director's work. I did that with filmmakers like Woody Allen and Dario Argento.
I get in moods where I just want to watch movies I haven’t seen before, but I’ve noticed in the last few years I’ve spent more time focusing on new films, movies coming out next weekend or next month, than on widening my film experience.
I compulsively buy DVDs and have a few used DVD stores around Austin I frequent. I have an addiction here. If I find a DVD for a movie that I haven’t seen for $2.99 or $3.99… I’ll just buy it. I remember when you couldn’t rent a video for that money, so I guess that’s always running in the back of mind. If I have any intention ever of watching a particular movie, then why not buy it now and I get to keep it after I watch it? It’s just as expensive as renting.
So, I figured I’d gather together these stacks of DVDs and make sure I finally watch these damn movies. I have tons of box sets, some sent over the years, some gifted (a lot of my Noir titles come from Harry’s Christmas givings) and many picked up on my weekly raids of these used DVD stores and Amazon deal prowling.
In order to force myself onto a regular schedule and to keep my every day routine from putting these films on the backburner I’ve decided to run a daily column. One story a day, 7 days a week, each will focus on a movie I haven’t seen before and watch.
My plan is to involve you guys as much as you care to be. I’ll announce the movies in advance and you can watch along. I’d love to treat this like a book club. Some of the movies I’m watching are incredibly obscure. Some are “Are you seriously saying you’ve never seen that movie?” level. There will be some embarrassing movies discussed in this column, but we all have gaps in our film education. Nobody has seen everything.
I’ve always been into celebrating movies and this is the best way I can think of to keep up that spirit on a regular basis.
Now, I originally planned to just kind of watch these movies as I felt like… kind of a potpourri, but when I gathered these DVDs together, I noticed I could start programming them in a way. I have over a year’s worth of DVDs I can watch, nearly 400 titles, so it’s crazy, but what I want to do is string all these titles together, connect them so that each film leads in some way to the next.
I’ve worked out the first 2 months of titles. Sometimes I jump from film to film via a director, a producer, an actor or a writer. I’m sure at some point I’m going to have to cop out a bit by using release years or genres, especially when I get to some of my Criterion foreign titles, but now there are direct connections, which I think forces a kind of flow to this thing.
If you want to join along, I will start next Monday with HARPER (1966), THE DROWNING POOL (1975), PAPILLON (1973), GUN CRAZY (aka DEADLY IS THE FEMALE) (1950), NEVER SO FEW (1959), A HOLE IN THE HEAD (1959) and SOME CAME RUNNING (1958).
We’ll be looking at everything from thriller, noir, horror, comedy, samurai, action, western, musical, drama of all sorts, sports flicks, animated flicks, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Ford, Wise, Welles, Wayne, Peckinpah, Bava… essentially we’re all over the map. The range of film goes from 1922 to about 2004. I’ve stayed away from most current film that passed me by, so there will only be a few from the last 18 years and those mostly foreign and indie titles that I really want to see and happen to have picked up on DVD.
I don’t know exactly how this is going to work. I guess depending on how much I like the flick and how much I have to say the daily column could range from a couple paragraphs to a full review of sorts, with the conversation continuing into the talkbacks. We'll play it by ear. The important thing is to get started.
So, if you care to join along, hit the Netflix queue or neighborhood video store or click any of the above titles to pick the DVDs up at Amazon. See you guys next Monday with Paul Newman in HARPER!
-Quint
quint@aintitcool.com
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Great job, Quint. Seriously, I just fucking love this idea. Like you, I'm an addict and I pick up cheap DVDs all the time. I love that I can find movies I've never seen for even less than the cost of renting them. I know well the sense of having a stack of movies waiting to be watched, as I'm sure many many movie lovers do. I'm really looking forward to the launch of this column.
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Whatever happened to Mori's "one thing I love today"? Well..aicn can always need a good column...bring it on.
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You're in for a treat. This is going to be fun. You know what would be really cool? To sync viewings in the Zone so people could be literally be watching at the same time or maybe that would be too distracting?
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keeping that schedule up! I've been cataloguing my movie watching habits this year. It's harder than you might think
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That's all I gotta say.
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As someone who just finished a university module called "Hollywood Since 1950" I can say with some certainty that Quint's outlne makes more sense!
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I know it's going to be tough. If it begins to be overwhelming I might make it 5 movies a week and do it Monday-Friday, but I think it should work. I just have to carefully plan around my trips and if I know I'm doing a set visit or something that involves travel to build up a backlog so there's still one a day.candystore, I spent a semester attending a film appreciation class at UT and a lot of what I saw through that class is what has me excited about doing this and why I've been hording these movies for years on DVD. There's a thrill to diving into classic film and I think it's fun to string them together as one big experience, via connecting the dots as it were. We'll see how it works out.
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I've got close to 700 dvds at the minute. The last couple of weeks I've been trying to get through the 80 or so movies, I own but have never seen. I'm at about 40 now that I need to watch, I'm probably averaging one a day that I watch, but am constantly picking up a couple of cheap ones each week as well! Papillon is in my current 40 and is now at the top of the list, seeing as you're about to discuss it next week. Wonder if any more of my 40 or so are included in your 400!
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Let me know what you got. I'll take a picture of my shelf... it's overflowing now... but I have 18 box sets (noir, gangster, hitchcock, wayne, Bava, Val Lewton, McQueen, Newman, Blind Dead, Busby Berkeley and more) and 4 rows of single DVDs. I'll probably start the first column with a picture of all the DVDs arranged. I have them separate from my other 5 shelves of DVDs of movies I've seen.
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So much to love, so little time...
In a way, I'm the opposite, I spend a lot of time concerned with catching up things that are in the past, that I sometimes lapse on keeping up with the present.
The feeling of always a step behind, no matter how substantial or streamlined my input, is one I know too well, though.
I'm sure in the comming weeks and months a lot of these flicks I'm gonna be adding to my own rental que soon enough, too.
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That really is a classic. Hey quint considering these are mostly classic or important films are you worried that watching such high quality films day after day may not allow you the time to digest the movies individually?
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Not really. I hope this column is like a continuing dialog, so if a particular movie sticks with me and is on my mind, I'll have a place to discuss it. One movie a day isn't too much. Back in the day when I'd rent a director's filmography I'd watch 4 or 5 in a day. That's too much. I still have trouble separating some of Argento's stuff because I watched all his '70s giallos together, so my memory of some of them are like mutant versions of a few mixed together. I think one a day will be okay, especially if we're changing gears and jumping genres and styles.
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I just love me some oldy goldies! and i know what you mean about the ''You've Never seen that!?'' momentsI've still never seen Gone With The Wind!
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You're not missing much. I respect Gone With The Wind a lot more than I like it. It's a 4 1/2 hour long movie that feels like it's 8 1/2 hours long. It's filled with despicable characters. It looks beautiful, though. Technicolor, man. Although, Robin Hood looks just as pretty in Technicolor and is a great flick. For super long romantic dramas, I'd take Doctor Zhivago over Gone With The Wind, personally.
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falls into the category of "are you seriously saying you've never seen that movie?" You're in for a treat, as soon as I saw it I ran out and picked up the book.
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There are a few on this list that'll get people genuinely upset at me. I can only say that I've been meaning to see them for a while... a couple of them I have been saving for a big screen experience, but I could wait another 10 years and not see them, so I'm going ahead and watching. You'll see.
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... it's a helluva movie. Mostly the changes are that he made several other escape attempts than there was time to chronicle in the film. Definitely one that every serious movie buff should see at least once. The guillotine scene alone will burn it into your gray matter.
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You should enjoy that loads - but miht not be smiling at the end :)
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I picked up MEAN JOHNNY BARROWS for .95c!
I hope it's that bad, and if it's not... CASHBACK!!
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I have about 30 new movies left to watch, and a few TV seasons. But it's winter in Antarctica, and there is nowhere else to go for a few more months until the next plane comes in.
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...how so many AICN posts are made in the middle of the night their time. Creatures of the night the lot of them I tell ya.
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Anybody that loves film but hates what author Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo from MST3K) calls the "googolplex" will love tis book. In it, Keven goes to a movie theater every day for a year. He doesn't see a different movie every day, because that would be impossible, but he does comment on the fact that our theater going experience has become as automated as ordering a #7 value meal at McDonald's and how that is, in part, directly correlated to the decline of quality in movies lately. It is an Interesting and hilarious read and I recommend it to any film lover, even if you hate MST3K, like Harry does.
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I think you shouldn´t pressure yourself watching movies. I seem to have the same habit as Quint or some of you guys here in the talkback. Of the approx. 2200 DVDs I own, at least one third I have never seen. Ever. But the beautiful thing is: access. For example: "Way of The Gun" I bought when it was released years ago. I came around watching it only last month. You know it´s up there on the shelve and when the time is right, you watch it. But who knows, if there are movies in my collection I will never watch...
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Yeah, I'm pimping Amazon. That's why I tell everyone to use Netflix or a rental house first. I might make a few bucks off of people buying some of these movies, but it's not the driving force behind the column. Many of the films I'm going to talk about are only available in box sets or are out of print. If I wanted to make a bundle I'd focus on geek movies of the last 20 years, not obscure films.You're right in that it'll be difficult to keep the daily column going, but you saying it's due to laziness is just plain ignorant. Between reviews, interviews, coding, writing the daily news stories, uploading photos, travel to sets and keeping some semblance of a personal life the real problem is making sure the day to day doesn't overwhelm the ability to sit back and watch one movie on DVD or the cable box (there are a few on my list that I DVR'd off of TCM).But thanks for calling it a failure before it has even started. Your optimism is unlimited.
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So it begins. I expect to get this for a fair amount of films. All I can say is that I've obsessively watched movies since I could work the VCR and remote control. I've seen more movies than 95% of the people out there and I'd wager you have some mighty big holes in your film education, too. At least I'm willing to cop to mine and am doing something about it.
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Speaking of Classics that seem to slip by . I sat down to watch Saturday Night and Sunday Morning the other night . WHAT A FILM . For anybody who hasnt seen it . Do yourself a favour and try to pick it up, a smashing glimpse of industrial Britian in the late 50's early 60's and Albert Finney is the fucking man in it too .
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Well said...
I've been on a double feature kick myself lately. I find it easier to slog through movies when I can pair them up and get a theme vibe going. Just watched a Walken double feature of Dogs of War and At Close Range the other day. The best and worst thing about being a movie junkie these days is the selection is unlimited, which means an orgy of choices past and present. However, the catch is that we can never see everything before we die. Talk about a double edged fucking sword... -
this is a great idea. And I have such huge, embarrassing holes in my film education that I can totally sympathise. I'm too embarrassed to reveal them, but a good example is that I only just watched Scarface for the first time a few weeks ago.
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At least the thing about just buying movies on DVD if I haven't seen them.
And I also tried several times to watch all of these damn, unseen movies that are rotting (well, not really torring. I take care of my stuff) in my shelf. I even tried to watch every night, before I go to bed one movie. My plan fell apart after less than two weeks.
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Interesting what happens, if you switch letters...
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...than watching 1 movie a day? Writing reviews about them. I know that, I tried several times to put up something similar to your column. I'm sure that I'm the only one who needs two fucking days to write a review of "Short Time"!
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May 27, 2008 7:36:15 AM CDT
HARPER..nice start. DID ANYONE CLICK ON THAT TOM CRUISE LINK?
by greigy just wanted to say
Expect emails from Mind-Fuck inc.
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No worries, Yack. I hope it doesn't overwhelm me... who knows how long it'll last? I'm hoping to get through the stack I already have, but since I began compiling this list I've already picked up probably another 30 titles. There are so many movies out there...Der, I know writing full length reviews of them will be difficult, that's why I didn't exactly commit to full reviews above if you noticed. Could be a couple of paragraphs, short and sweet, could be more. Depends on how the movie strikes me. I think the real interesting part will be the discussion in the talkback itself, that's where the film lover community aspect of this will work, hopefully. Okay, off to bed...
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May 27, 2008 7:39:41 AM CDT
There are shitloads of stuff UNRELEASED CLASSICS.
by greigy just wanted to say
They talk up Blu-Ray etc but after 10 years of DVD there are still shed loads of stuff unreleased... if this column throws a little light on a few yet to be released titles more power to you.
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May 27, 2008 7:43:23 AM CDT
The Real Difference Between Gone With the Wind & Dr Zhivago?
by greigy just wanted to say
Aboout a hundred I.Q. Points.
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Forget the idiots who can't say anything without whining; I can't wait to see how you'll fill the gaps in our education. Really, why did it take so long to think of this, or were you just waiting to pile up a year's worth before starting? And will you take suggestions from the rest of us geeks? Like Robin and Marian, Die Nibelungen, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The Straight Story? Just a thought.
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If people start bitching and moaning that you're late/where's today's fucking column...then I think it's a success since they'll be missing it.Good luck on your movie mission Quint.
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Pile up all your unwatched still in the cellophane DVD's in one corner of the room. Get a calculator and add up how much they all are... even better if you underestimate their worth... pour yourself a large drink and hit the equals button. Trust me it's gonna hurt...
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this sounds awsome ...
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..and bookmark it!
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Ive added the ones you mentioned above that I havent seen and am looking forward to this. I've been doing the same thing with my collection, which comprises more un-watched movies than in previous times, due largely in part to Deep Discount which has all of these sales,(i.e. 60% of Criterion or what not) and I end up grabbing stuff I want to see in bulk, and it sits there due to my schedule and the fact that while my wife is a film fan she has a notorious habit of falling asleep about 2/3rds of the way through longer movies, and often I find myself repeating large chunks of stuff again. Lately, I finally caught up with Spirit of the Beehive(brilliant, really is a classic), Jean De Florette/Manon of the Springs (also really terrific-two movies that comprise one longer story), Matango:Attack of the Mushroom People(totally different than it sounds, actually an arty, trippy Japanese film by Godzilla director Honda)and Top Hat(which would be my embarassing I hadn't seen this movie). Next on the list is El Cid, Stalker and at my wife's behest, Some Kind of Wonderful(talk about odd film out).
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Be interesting to see a reviewers take in the early 21st century on a film that was releasesd early to mid 20th (cultural and social mores changing etc)
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I'm really looking forward to this. And as you mentioned, the real interesting thing could be the discussions in the talkbacks. To think that the talkbacks could actually be used for good instead of evil...
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Great idea, Quint. I'll try to participate from time to time.You're correct, and brave, to point out that no one has seen everything. It's the wusses who pretend they have no weaknesses - classic overcompensation.That having been said, the fact that you haven't seen Papillion has raped my childhood.
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Since that's all Hollywood does now it should be no problem.
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Can't wait for this to start, Quint. I'll follow along as best I can, but I feel bad for the 450 movies already on my Netflix queue. Some of them have been waiting a while already.
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This sounds like a great column, between this & Harry's weekly write up I'll expand my range considerably.
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Well done, Quint. This may even lead to people actually discussing film in the talkbacks. I mean really discussing them. Fingers crossed. Also, holes in your film education is nothing to be ashamed of. It's all about the joy of discovery. I still haven't seen every Bergman and Kurosawa film, but it's great to slowly get there, one film at a time.
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I can't wait to join in on the discussions. I, like you, buy shit religiously here in town from Planet Replay, Buybacks and Waterloo Video for exactly the same reasons. I've got a home queue now of about 600 titles or so that I haven't watched yet and to get myself on a schedule to watch them and not go crazy I've boxed them all up and just told myself I'll get through one box at a time. I actually love doing that because it almost feels like Christmas when I get to open a new box and see what I get to watch for that month. Looking forward to the articles next week, and I'll be checking out Papillon, Gun Crazy and Never So Few along w/ you since those are 3 titles I've got for this month.
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Loving the idea Quint.. I've just ordered Papillon from Lovefilm. Gotta love online rental :)
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This will hopefully get the film lovers minds back on track with the site, as opposed to non-stop talk on the color of The Comedians lapel in Watchmen.
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Is the fact that however great this idea is (and believe me I love it!) the whole idea of a DVD cineclub is kind of depressing. I immediately think back to the days in pre-french new wave Paris when the french men and women would watch 1-3 films a day on FILM, in a cinema. Must've been great.
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Although I have consistently had like 467 movies in my Netflix queue since I became a member. There seems to be no shortage to my lack of film education. I for one will be trying to follow your lead, but since it's not really my job, I can't say I'll have the willpower, time or desire to watch a movie a day. But have fun! I'm sure all of us will enjoy your column.
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Yackbacker, so he links to amazon. Get over it. Yes, it's sad that you can't do what you love for a living and make a few dollars at the same time. We're all broken hearted for you. But I tell ya what, next time you go see the Doctor, tell him what you tell Quint "hey, you're suppose to love saving lives, why don't you heal me for free and prove to me you're doing it for the love of people" ... just see how far that gets you. The internet is free my friend, and if you want to start bitching how people that provide that free content to you make a few bucks on the side, then feel free to go pay for a Variety subscription, go read that site, and piss off from the rest of the free internet. Or better yet, why don't you go start a free web-site, never advertise, never try to do anything to make a few honest bucks, and see how long you stay motivated to do a job.
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The sound design on that movie was unbelievably awesome, especially that opening sequence. Well done movie, although I found the intercutting between the aborigine hunting the kangaroo and the butcher cutting up kangaroo meat to be a bit too obvious and artsy-fartsy for my taste. Today I'm watching Aguirre: The Wrath of God. And I may be flogged for this, but I thought A Clockwork Orange to be a bit overrated. It was obviously well made I just didn't particularly enjoy it. Malcolm McDowell's performance however, was phenomenal. I'll be putting Papillion to the top of my queue!
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YEAH! What Kraken said.
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700 dvds?...2200 dvds? jesus christ...and here i thought my little over 300 was a lot. i guess that explains why i dont have any backlog, i've seen every dvd i own at least once. but thats because i'm obsessed, i HAVE to watch the dvds i buy within the first few days or the week i bought it, if not i go crazy. hooray for OCD.
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It's a great flick. Really cool. Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, just pure goodness on a coconut raft.
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while i love the idea of it and all its probably not something i'll be looking into a lot, i'm just one of those people who doesnt like old movies. but as i said, i think its a cool idea for an ongoing column and a good excuse to make you watch all ur movies.
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Good luck with the new column, as I've begun to get interested in seeing alot of older movies (especially noir films) and will be interested in your opinions on them.
I do have a question about the storing of your collection. I've got abot 3500 dvds, and as you can probably guess, am running out of room for them. I've thought about using binders, but don't know enough about how they work (can I store both the dvd and the artwork?). I'd appreciate any suggestions and/or guidance from anyone that may have any suggestions and/or guidance.
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How about the other movies? Are they worth watching? And not just so I can say "I've seen [insert title]. I'm really cool."
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Best Buy and Circuit City are always running sales for DVD's under 4 and 5 dollars, which is cheaper than renting them at Blockbuster or Hollywood Video. I've done a fair amount of blind purchasing, especially in regards to horror films, but even when I'm burned by crap the price is still comparable to buying a movie ticket and is often cheaper.
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I'm on a pretty rigorous screenwriting schedule right now and the best thing to keep me inspired is to digest a shitload of movies (oh, and, um, like, WRITE). This couldn't have come at a better time! Thanks Quint! Now I gotta' find my old VHS of The Drowning Pool in my attic somewhere....
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Well neither have I . . .but if it is anything like the book you'll spend alot of time with people putting things in and taking things out of their bottoms.
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I own about 25 of the master of suspense's films and I can honestly say I love all of them. Some lesser known ones that I recommend if you haven't seen them:
I Confess
The Wrong Man
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As I recall, while using one's anal cavity to hide contraband was referenced extensively in the book, for some perplexing reason, the film made no mention of this.
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It's been yakked about so much on my favorite film blog (Glenn Kenny's...well, Some Came Running, at somecamerunning.typepad.com) that I just grabbed it. I've got a backlog to chainsaw through myself: "Running", "The Fire Within", Criterion's William Klein box set (God bless Eclipse), "Zombie Honeymoon"...just a whole stack of discs.
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May 27, 2008 12:23:44 PM CDT
Glad to hear someone else didn't like Gone With The Wind
by neosamurai85
Respect it, yes, but I'll take Jezebel and Giant over it any day. In fact. I think I'll put Giant on right now while I work on my room. *** Really looking forward to this Quint. And yes, we've all got great films that we've never seen. Pollack's death is just another reminder of a few I haven't gotten to yet or haven't seen in so long (Out of Africa) that memory can't do justice. And for what it's worth, only a few years ago, Harry said he hadn't seen Red Sun. Coming from Harry, THAT was a shock. :)
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Really great Hitchcock. Jamaica Inn is also quite good once you let it seep in.
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that would shock family & friends if they were to admit they have not yet seen it. For me there are a few. About 10 years ago at Thanksgiving I sheepishly admitted I haven't seen Casablanca. Before I left that day my father made sure to give me his copy, which I did watch and thoroughly enjoyed.Last Friday I saw Diner for the first time. While I did enjoy it very much I found, of Levinson's Baltimore films, I liked Liberty Heights more.I have seen Gone With the Wind. It was one of those movies no one could believe I hadn't seen and I got it for Christmas a couple of years ago. People asked me what I thought, of which I had two: 1)Even though I knew how long it was I was surprised that it felt much longer. 2) Scarlett O'Hara is a horrible person, just terrible.One Summer I worked in a video store and watched all (at least all that were on VHS) of Hitchcock's films, at least 2 a day, sometimes more. Some do blur together in my mind and I do mix up titles sometimes. For the longest time I would refer to Shadow of a Doubt as Uncle Charlie (I really did think that was the title). But watching them in a short time did, I think, start to wear on my enjoyment. I remember watching Under Capricorn and wondering it if would ever end.Same Summer I took out Blue Velvet at least 3 times. However, as an employee my rentals were free as long as they were back in the store the next day. Every time I rented it something came up and I never got around to watching it. To this day I still have not seen it.And I, like Quint, have not seen Papillon. I will watch it when it comes up here. Great idea, Quint.
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May 27, 2008 12:39:12 PM CDT
All I know is, there better be a Sex and the City TB or hell wil
by pennsy
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Dude's been doing the same damn thing, albeit strictly for horror movies, for over a year now:
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--as Ross MacDonald's novels are the best detective fiction in American letters, and I love them. Everytime I come close to buying Harper, though, I pull back. Maybe if he'd kept the name Archer, I wouldn't have that qualm. I dunno.
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Honestly...how much do you paid for this website?
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Dude, even if renting is more expensive, it's better for the environment to rent than own. C'mon, save the planet man.
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give it a rest bub, reviewing a "____" a day is as broad a topic as anything on the internet. quint's not "ripping off" anything.
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HMAD even has the whole "its not always a full review and it will spill into the comments" aspect. and like quint, the HMAD guy works for a movie site (bloody-disgusting).
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Quint, given that the folks at CHUD shut down their talkbacks due to the level of vitriol and hatred that was being spewed there I'm impressed that you want to take this on and make it interactive.I have a feeling that I won't have seen most of the movies you cover and, while I'm not going to jump out and buy the good ones (much like I don't go and see all the flicks that get good reviews here when they're up for theatrical release) it'll be nice to have some titles at the back of my brain for future DVR moments and quiet weekends.By the way, my shameful never seen movie? Schindler's List. Just can't face it.
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence is great too.
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You realize there are some great movies from before that year, right? You philistine!
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Finally! Someone agrees with me about Dr. Zhivago being the better film!
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Is a great movie. The actor playing Ashley Wilkes isn't up to snuff, given the great performances from Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable and in inimitable Hattie McDaniel. Who, quite deservedly, one an Oscar for a great performance. It's just a great movie.Just saw Casablanca. Had meant to for years, and just saw it last week. Kicked ass, just like I suspected. I have yet to be seriously disappointed by a Bogart film, and I'm slowly working my way through them.Another classic I love: The Quiet Man, with Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne. That's a great flippin' film.
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hegele is right. Hell, there are other movie a day sites that predate mine, including "Movie Every Day", which is, like Quint's, less restrictive than my own and thus probably more popular. It's possible Quint has not even heard of my site, even though there are some similarities (only movies he hasn't seen, encouraged interaction with readers). I'm glad you enjoy it though! If I may toot my own horn, however, I'd like to point out that Quint is open to "cheating", by saying he has to make sure he has a backlog so that there is a review for each day. I do not do any sort of stockpiling - every day now since February of 2007, at some point between 1201 am and 1159 PM, I watch a movie I have never seen (I make exceptions for films I saw as a kid and have no real memory of), regardless of what I got going on that day. For example, I took a day trip to Vegas a few weeks back (I am in LA), which meant I had to get up 95 minutes earlier to watch a piece of junk called Nightmare Man. If a review goes up on a Sunday, I watched it on Sunday, not a day or two before. On that note, Quint - trust me, it becomes second nature after a while. There have been close calls but I have only missed a single day (and that's 7 days a week) since I began, and that was like a week after I started. And I still have time to do my Bloody Disgusting stuff, plus my real job. It's the writing the reviews themselves that eats up the time sometimes, especially when I am passionate (love or hate) about a particular movie. I think I spent the better part of the day on the Halloween remake review.
Anyway, I wish you luck, and much as I hope to achieve with my site, I hope your column inspires me to watch some films I may otherwise have never heard of. Good luck sir!
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I'd love to participate. Though a movie a day, seven a week is quite a commitment for you let alone us... Still, should be fun! Good luck.
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as well, especially the 50s-70s ones.
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I had no idea you had a similar column. I guess I hope what makes this unique is the connecting tissues. As it is now, I've jumped from Harper to Baron Blood and covering some 70 titles between the two, all directly connected with an actor, director, writer, composer, cinematographer, producer, etc.As for cheating, it's inevitable. I can't do this without a backlog. I'm getting on a plane to Romania tomorrow for a set visit. In July I'm at comic-con in San Diego where I'm not going to have time for anything but reporting and interviewing from the Con. I'll do my best to keep from cheating, but there will be instances where I have to in order to keep the daily discussion going.quadruple - The good thing about this column, I think, is that you can drop in and out depending on what interests you. If you check in with every movie, you'll see what the next week has in store, always. You'll always know the 7 titles ahead of what is being talked about and you can choose which sound interesting to you. I'll also keep a link list below the story of each movie already discussed, so by the end of it there'll be a crazy long history of film discussion. We'll see how it works out, but I'm excited.
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And I appreciate it. You're right, it's not a common thing to apologize in these boards and it is appreciated.
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Mill Creek has one (or more) for every genre - they are old public domain films, ranging from the 30s-80s. Not only are they cheap, but since older films tend to be shorter, it's a lot easier to fit them into your day. Course, if you are following one director or actor they might not be as helpful, the horror ones I watch, with a few exceptions, arent made by or starring anyone you'd WANT to follow (Bill Rebane?)
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a friend and me blog about every single movie we watch (on avg, 2/day each)! eattheblinds.blogspot.com oh well, i'm sure we're not the first. looking fwd to reading quint
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I'll try to keep up with some of the titles.
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I've seen those. I have a horror collection that my mom, of all people, got me for Christmas. 250 horror titles. Of those, I've only seen about 9. It is public domain stuff, but none of those are on my list at this moment. I hate how shitty most of the transfers are on these cheap, but multi-movie collections... some of them are worse video, looking like some weird bootleg transfer. But as I begin struggling to make some connections later in the year, I might dive into these 250 movies and look into these bigger sets.
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Hey Quint, Great Idea! Can I suggest maybe giving more notice about the films in case people do plan to buy them? One week is not really that long to get stuff from Amazon...
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Any preview of what we might expect? B-movies, direct to video, classics??? Can we make suggestions like a true book club? I think this would be really cool.
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I just moved Papillon to the top of my queue and added the others, so I should get them soonish. Hope this becomes a staple here. Oprah ain't got shit on Quint.
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Well done Quint.
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I just got one that has Twisted Nerve on it! (Box office gold 50 movie pack) Worth the price of the whole set. Transfer wasn't that bad either. The rest of the movies look like pure shit though..
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But this is a GREAT idea. You seem like you have a good heart and are a real lover of the cinema - in other words the perfect AICN dude to do this and not take every disagreement personally in the TB's. Even if I never agree with your reviews, I will follow along avidly, as best I can. And I just upped my netflix allowance. Bring on next Monday.
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Is one of the greatest things ever. Can't wait to read your reaction to that one.
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Had to bump Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie down to #8, but I think this is worth it.
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I look forward to the coverage.
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along with Harry's DVD column and HercVault. sounds like a fun idea though. my collection is probably more modest than some on here, around 150 or so, and some of those are VHS (glad i have a split player!). and that's only because i also collect tv-series (have like 12 of them) and they are of course more pricey than movies. one of my favs that creeped me out as a kid has to be polanski's "Repulsion". very strange and gives Hitch a run for his money! (need to see that one again.) looking forward to the column, something that's been lacking on AICN for a long time (especially given the dismal movies they make nowadays.)
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Too bad you're doing seven a week. Five I could do, seven I won't have time for. I've been putting off catching up as well and this'll be a great way to do it. (Hardly anywhere in real life or the net to really discuss a lot of these films with genuinely interested people) I'm so down!!
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Is your column going to be placed somewhere special or are you planning on having it disappear in the latest news section? ;)
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I shall attempt the same and piggyback on Quint's column. The first entry shall be the timeless classic from 1975 "Confessions of a Teenage Peanut Butter Freak" written and directred by Zachary Strong starring Rex Roman as the peanut butter-obsessed Billy. When Billy's aunt catches him masturbating, she blackmails Billy and forces him to eat peanut butter out of her aunt's clump; a event that forever changes his life. Later, Billy gets caught spying on his cousin - a fatty with 70's missile tits - whilst she finger bangs her lesbo buddy. They quickly handcuff our protagonist and he is forced into another incestual situation. I am not going to spoil the ending but let's just say that the always amazing JOHN HOLMES pops in as Jeff, the pot smoking chess champion! He gives Billy a little sage advice and shows off a few of his Jedi saber skills. I don't think you can get it on Netflix or Amazon, but by God if you love porn, incest, chess, and peanut butter this flick is for you! **** 1/2.
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If you do this column the way you do your contests then we should be seeing the first half of articles that never get finished.
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I have a lot of thoughts spinning around my head right now. A) I have hundreds of movies in my apartment. B) The revival movie scene in L.A. is remarkable right now. Mori’s written about it some on the site. Between the New Beverly Cinema, the Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre, and the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian and Aero theatres it’s like there’s ongoing film festival. C) I have a passion for overlooked gems and undiscovered classics. I also think many “classics” are overrated. Quint’s new column is a terrific idea. It gets more to the essence of cinema maniacs’ love for movies than any discussion of whatever happens to be opening this week ever could. Mori tried something similar a while back with his DVD blog; it was really cool while it lasted. So I guess in the spirit of Quint’s new column, if I may be so bold and with all due respect, here are three mini-reviews of movies I’ve seen recently in L.A.’s revitalized revival scene. The Silent Partner (1978) This is almost the definition of an overlooked gem. Elliot Gould is a bank teller who gets wind of a bank robbery plot. The teller skims thousands on top of what the robber (Christopher Plummer) stole. When the robber realizes this, he stalks the teller demanding the cash. Directed by Daryl Duke—also responsible for The Thorn Birds mini-series—the cat and mouse hijinks are delicious with a script by Curtis Hanson based on a novel by Anders Bodelsen. The robber makes some memorable disguise choices. Sexy, funny, and suspenseful I recommend this to just about anyone. Wrong Is Right (1982) Can you believe that a 1982 flick starring Sean Connery, directed by Richard Brooks, would seemingly predict 90% of the events of the last eight years? Terrorists from the Middle East steal a nuclear bomb and threaten to nuke an American city. In an election year, an incumbent president with a low approval ratings and a token black woman in his cabinet tries to cover up the mess. His opponent, a yahoo from Texas (Leslie Nielsen), tries to buy the bomb to embarrass his rival. Connery is a TV reporter who’ll talk to anyone to get the story. I’m not doing justice to how mind-blowingly prophetic this is. It is satirical and has some broad performances as part of it’s tone. I can see how this would grate some people, but it worked for me. Case in point, I sent my Mom a copy and weirdly just now as I’m writing this she called saying how awful it was though when she looked at the copyright date she understood why I sent it. Joe Dante showed this as part of his recent programming stint at the New Beverly. The audience there seemed to dig it along with me. I say, at the very least, it’s worth a look in a Netflix cue. Boxer’s Omen (1983) This is one of the most batfuck crazy movies I’ve seen and I’m a connoisseur of batfuck crazy movies. From the Shaw Brothers studios comes this warped tale of revenge. A boxer is paralyzed in the ring and his brother seeks every variety of supernatural assistance in his vendetta. Some of what appears: killer puppet crocodiles, monks with animated scripture on their skin, a brain with tentacles, guys who vomit food then eat it again, people puking eels. This only scratches the surface of the insanity. It’s a fever dream of Asian weirdness from a 3am hallucination. Somebody’s already posted a 70s porn review. I think everyone needs to follow Quint and unleash our collective cinematic love, spewing it across the internet, delving into the depths of movie history. By the way, Papillon and Gun Crazy are terrific.
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Here's the thing. Readers here complain about the Amazon links. The staff here says they don't make much off the links. Why have them then? Why not link to IMDB instead? They're owned by Amazon, there's a link on every movie page to buy the movie at Amazon if you want, but it's not as blatant as linking every film listed on the site directly to Amazon. If it's not actually doing AICN much good, why continue to do it and foment the ill will from the readers?
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Indeed.
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The thing that stuck with me longest in "Papillon" was when the guard advises McQueen to try not to masturbate as it drains the energy. Scary thought for a 14 year old.
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Good work Quint!
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Finally a reason for me to join the site. Can't wait.
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could buy you like a tank and a half of gas if you sold them.
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The movie starts off all right but it's way too long and it turns into a real mess. Some pretty incredible cheese in there, too. It'll be interesting to see, as some folks watch it again, how much of the affection is just nostalgia. It's not a good movie.
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cuz he is the only one who has a chance of making the daily schedule. this guy is a review fiend! i love the idea, quint and am really looking forward to learning more about some hidden gems of cinema!
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Instead, for those times you know you won't be able to do it, why not have someone else do it those days. Since you know you won't have time during ComicCon, why not arrange with Moriarty or Vern for them to do the column that week. I'm sure even they have 1 or 2 movies they have always meant to see but have never found the time.
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I sometimes don't dig your style all that much- you, like Harry most of the time, seem a little bit too starstruck by the industry people you frequently cross paths with to come off as level-headed enough to be trusted- but with this one your obvious love for the medium has come through all the way. That's something we share and that's something I really like in you. Godspeed.
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When Kevin Murphy of MST3K did it in HIS book:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Year_at_the_Movies:_One_Man%27s_Filmgoing_Odyssey
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one a day for each day of 2008. I got to 65 and I didn't enjoy anything I was watching anymore. So now I'm just going to try and watch one every other day.
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I've got to catch up on about 150 movies I haven't even opened yet, much less seen. Might as well start with that one.
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Quint,
I love this idea. I have been doing something far less involved for the last six months. I am moving to Austin tomorrow and I've been to Vulcan each time I have visited the city. It blows my mind that soon I will have access to one of the greatest movie catalogues I have ever seen. I am looking forward to following along with your list and seeing some crazy cult stuff from Vulcan. Good on you for taking up this challenge. Which Vulcan do you use...North or South? -
Quint, this is a really cool idea. I know that I have huge holes in my cinematic history too so I'm going to try to keep up with one of your selections every week, since one a day would be an insane pace for me. "Papillon" is en route from Netflix and I already look forward to your next batch of choices.
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I have that in next month's "to buy list" - stumbled on a review of it on one of those "tragically underappreciated" lists. We'll see how it goes. For my money - try a 1972 Rip Torn movie called "Payday" If you found Almost Famous nauseously cloying (don't get me started on that crashing airplane confession scene) check out this one. Damn good stuff.
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Hey Quint,
Guess imitation truly is the sincerest form of flattery, huh?
movieEVERYday.com was started in January of 2006 by independent film critic Scooter Thompson. He saw a movie EVERY day for a year. Sort of different than your plan. He saw only new films in the movie theater. Anyway, I'm sure he'd love to hear from you and how your plan is working out. Once he noted, "sometimes along this journey of 365 straight days of new movies, where the lines between my real life and the live to which I escape via films begins and ends." Anyway, his site is one of the best independent film critique sites on the internet, in my most humble opinion, and I'm sure he would appreciate your flattery through your, with all due respect, not so original idea.
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Wow, RogerDodger81, try not to keep your head completely up Scooter Thompson's ass and maybe we'll all understand you better. The movie a day idea belongs to no one and everyone all at once. Deal with it
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